Letter: Bootlegger who is always clever in the area comes by way of smuggling liquor that must be seen to be trusted.
The latest in their repertoire is liquor filled with a transparent politene with a bottle cap inside it.
While the bags that are easily hidden make smugglers a little easier, bottle caps help buyers in identifying alcohol brands.
The new modus operandi was revealed with the arrest of two men from Valsad City.
The police, acted on a tip-off, stopped two men borne by sports bikes opposite Jayraj Park Society.
At KEMPS the police did not find anything and both did not carry bags or luggage.
“But after the suspicion both with their motorbikes were taken to the police station.
During further search, the police removed the bicycle fuel tank.
Below are hidden by five bags containing Indian liquor making India (IMFL).
Hidden bags in the bicycle cavity , “said an officer posted at the Valsad police station.
The police recovered five bags, each of which contained 750 ml of IMFL.
In Gujarat Bootleggers until now used to sell only state liquor in the bag.
These bags contain a small number of rustic liquids sold around Rs 10.
But the IMF bag confiscated by the police on Saturday can be sold anywhere between Rs 500 to RS 1,000.
When the police checked the bag, they found a floating bottle cap inside the bag.
“The defendant told the police that the bottle cap was placed in the bag to ensure the buyer of the original product,” said V D Mori, Police Inspector, the Valsad City Police Station.
“Because the police were tight, Vigil, Bootleggers had begun to smuggle liquor in the bag.
But this is the first time I see a bottle cap placed in the bag to get the buyer’s trust,” Mori said.
Police arrested Mitesh Patel and Hitesh Patel, both the residents of Chanvai Village, under the ban on the ban.